Police Killings and Police Deaths Are Public Health Data and Can Be Counted

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Nancy Krieger and colleagues argue that law-enforcement–related deaths in the United States should be treated as notifiable conditions, which would allow public health departments to report these data in real-time.

Vyšlo v časopise: Police Killings and Police Deaths Are Public Health Data and Can Be Counted. PLoS Med 12(12): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001915
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